Drainage Services Department

Agreement No. CE29/2001 Outlying Islands Sewerage Stage 1 Phase 1 Ngong Ping Sewage Treatment Works and Sewerage Investigation, Design and Construction

Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual

August 2002

CONTENTS

										Page
1.	INTRODUCTION								1-1
1.1	Purpose of the Manual							1-1
1.2	Background of the Project						1-1
1.3	Environmental Monitoring and Audit Requirements				1-2
1.4	Project Organization							1-2
1.5	Construction Programme							1-7
2.	AIR QUALITY								2-1
2.1	Introduction								2-1
2.2	Construction Phase Dust Monitoring					2-1
2.3	Event and Action Plan for Construction Phase Air Quality		2-5
2.4	Mitigation Measures During Construction Phase				2-7
2.5	Operational Phase Odour Monitoring					2-8
2.6	Event and Action Plan for Operational Phase Air Quality			2-13
2.7	Mitigation Measures During Operational Phase				2-15
3.	NOISE									3-1
3.1	Introduction								3-1
3.2	Noise Parameters							3-1
3.3	Monitoring Equipment							3-1
3.4	Monitoring Locations							3-1
3.5	Baseline Monitoring							3-2
3.6	Impact Monitoring							3-2
3.7	Event and Action Plan for Noise						3-3
3.8	Mitigation Measures for Construction Noise Control			3-5
3.9	Operational Phase Mitigation Measures for Noise Control			3-7
4.	WATER QUALITY								4-1
4.1	Introduction								4-1
4.2	Operational Phase Marine Water Quality Monitoring			4-1
4.3	Monitoring Equipment							4-2
4.4	Laboratory Measurement / Analysis					4-3
4.5	Marine Water Quality Monitoring Locations				4-3
4.6	Marine Water Quality Baseline Monitoring				4-4
4.7	Marine Water Quality Impact Monitoring					4-4
4.8	Operational Phase Mitigation Measures and Effluent Sampling		4-4
4.9	Construction Phase Mitigation Measures for Water Quality Control	4-6
4.10	Construction Site Audits						4-10
5.	LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL							5-1
6.	WASTE MANAGEMENT							6-1
7.	ECOLOGY									7-1
8.	CULTURAL HERITAGE							8-1
9.	SITE ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT						9-1
9.1	Site Surveillance							9-1
9.2	Compliance with Legal and Contractual Requirements			9-2
9.3	Environmental Complaints						9-2
10.	REPORTING								10-1
10.1	General									10-1
10.2	Baseline Monitoring Report						10-1
10.3	EM&A Reports								10-2
10.4	Documentation								10-8
10.5	Interim Notifications of Environmental Quality Limit Exceedances	10-8
APPENDICES
Appendix A	Implementation Schedule for Recommended Mitigation Measures
Appendix B 	Sample Forms for EM&A Programme
LIST OF FIGURES
1.1 	Project Organization (EM&A)						1-6
9.1	Complaint Response Procedures						9-4
DRAWINGS
Drawing No. 23400/R/G/001 	General Layout Plan of the Project
Drawing No. 23400/EN/019 	Ngong Ping Sewage Treatment Works and Possible Location of Cable Car Terminal
Drawing No. 23400/EN/093 	Locations of Marine Water Quality Sampling Stations
Drawing No. 23400/EN/094	Locations of Noise and Dust Monitoring Stations
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